Nehemiah 11

Nehemiah 11:2

BLessed] as they who exposed themselves to the greatest dangers and toileby reason of the enemies, who were jealous of the Cities greatnesse: And who without regarding their private interests, did most for the publick good, repairing, repeopling, keeping, and governing the head City of the countrey: [offered themselves] besides those others, which were drawn by lot.

Nehemiah 11:3

Of the Province] of Iudea, now reduced into a Provine, subject to the Kings ofPersia; or which were come from Babylon chiefe Province of that great Empire, asEz. 2. 1.

Nehemiah 11:4

Athaiah] who might be some head of some great Nation, which is also comprehended under him: [the children] the issue and posterity of this sonne ofIudah, Genesis 38:29.

Nehemiah 11:9

Overseer] as an inferiour Magistrate and head over a thousand, according to the ancient order, Exodus 18:25. [second] as Leivtenant to the former. It might bee also translated, that he was appointed to be over the second City of which; 2 Kings 24:14.

Nehemiah 11:11

The Ruler] one of the high Priests great deputies, see Numbers 3:31. 1 Chronicles 9:11. 2 Chron. 19. 11. and 31. 13. and 35. 8.

Nehemiah 11:12

The work] or the service.

Nehemiah 11:17

In prayer] the Italian, in time of prayer, for there were three houres appointed for daily prayers, see Psal. 55. 18. Daniel 6:10. Acts 3. 1. and 10. 3. 9. 10. But here it seemes are particularly to be understood the times of morning and evening sacrifices, at which the holy Singers were present, Chron. 9. 33. and 23. 30.

Nehemiah 11:19

The gates] of the Temple.

Nehemiah 11:22

Were over] the Italian, were continually to bee present, were to bee continually assisting to Gods service, for being so few in number they could not by turnes relieve one another, as they did in former times, 1 Chronicles 25:1-31. and therefore they were maintained out of they royall revenewes; and they had dwellings built them neere toIerusalem, Nehemiah 12:29.

Nehemiah 11:24

Of the children] namely, of the posterity of this other sonne of Judah, Genesis 38:30. [in all] either in the tributes which the King of Persia levied amongst the people, or in those things which he gave out of his own revenews towards Gods service, Ez. 6. 8. 9. and 7. 20.

Nehemiah 11:25

Villages] countrey towns, which had been defaced and desolated by theCaldeans, and were not re-edified nor walled.

Nehemiah 11:30

The Valley] which was neere to Ierusalem, and where the Tribes of Iudah andBenjamin bounded upon one another Joshua 18:16.

Nehemiah 11:36

The Levites] namely, the rest, besides they who took up their aboad inJerusalem, ver. 15.